I'm building a small garden wall, and a while ago, I was asking a brickie for any tips. The main one he said was to use a plasticiser. He reckoned that even he would struggle without it.
I bought a bottle of Febplus from B&Q, for about £2.95. On the back, it gave deatails about how much to use, saying that it is related directly to the amount of cement used, quoting 70-140ml per 25kg of cement.
Bera in mind that I am doing this after 9 hours at work and after my tea, so I only mix a small amount, enough for me to work for an hour or so. I have been mixing about 1.8Kg of cement with 5 portions of the same in building sand.
This works out at around 8ml in the mixing water. However I am struggling to get the mortar to form a buttery consistancy.
Any ideas what i am doing wrong?
I bought a bottle of Febplus from B&Q, for about £2.95. On the back, it gave deatails about how much to use, saying that it is related directly to the amount of cement used, quoting 70-140ml per 25kg of cement.
Bera in mind that I am doing this after 9 hours at work and after my tea, so I only mix a small amount, enough for me to work for an hour or so. I have been mixing about 1.8Kg of cement with 5 portions of the same in building sand.
This works out at around 8ml in the mixing water. However I am struggling to get the mortar to form a buttery consistancy.
Any ideas what i am doing wrong?